Coughlin feels Victor Cruz will return as good as before knee injury

Eli Manning, Victor Cruz and Damontre Moore of the Giants take the field for a game against the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 in East Rutherford, N.J. Photo Credit: Jim McIsaac

"He's coming along very well," Coughlin said, adding that the medical staff has told him he can expect a full recovery.

There is no timeline for Cruz's return, and thanks to Beckham and Rueben Randle, there's no real pressure to get him back on the field as there was in recent years for post-surgical players such as Jason Pierre-Paul and Jon Beason.

Still, Coughlin did echo what Cruz has been saying for the last few weeks, that the start of training camp is a goal.

"Even if it's just to bring him [along]," Coughlin said. "You're not going to just throw him to the wind. He'll work his way through. But I would hope that would be the target."

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